Senior Maintenance Worker / Cemeteries

City of Savannah (GA)•Savannah, GA

38d

About The Position

As a Senior Maintenance Worker, you will use your skills to support the Cemeteries team in providing complex maintenance and repairs of Cemeteries. You will also have an opportunity to help maintain our beautiful and historical City cemeteries. Performs manual labor, general maintenance, grounds maintenance, landscape maintenance, and custodial duties in cemeteries and cemetery buildings. Assists an assigned crew; supervises assigned crew as needed; promotes and observes safe work practices. Assists with burial operations; surveys cemetery lots including uncovering buried lot markers, measuring and recording data, probes cemetery lots to locate burial containers, opens and closes graves by machine and by hand, restores gravesites. Cleans and maintains buildings and facilities, including mowing grass, removing litter, streets, utilities, repairing fences and other equipment. Performs preventative and routine maintenance; documents and reports any issues. Inspects, operates, and maintains a variety of small engine equipment in support of cemetery maintenance operations. Controls traffic on work sites; sets up traffic control devices; maintains a clean and safe work site. Troubleshoot basic maintenance problems and performs various repairs. Maintains landscaping, storm drainage, and irrigation systems; treats plants and turf for disease, cultivates and maintains trees and flower beds. Assists in the application of various pesticides and herbicides. Assists in the preparation of facilities for special events. Performs stand-by and on-call duties for after-hour funerals, emergencies, and special events. Serves as a member of the city's Critical Workforce; assists in emergency response during disaster incidents. Performs other related duties as assigned

Requirements

High School diploma or GED plus one (1) year of related grounds maintenance, landscape maintenance, or facilities maintenance or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Experience in cemetery maintenance preferred.
Must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license with an acceptable driving history.
Background investigation, including supervised drug screen, post offer/pre-employment medical screen; and verification of education, certifications, and licenses required prior to employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the following equipment preferred: Zero-turn mower, bagger mower, tractor pulling a trailer with attachments, bush hog, flail mower, water tank trailer
Knowledge of equipment and tools necessary to perform essential duties.
Knowledge of job-related safety hazards and precautionary methods
Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work.
Skill in the operation of assigned vehicles and equipment.
Skill in oral communication.

Responsibilities

Performs manual labor, general maintenance, grounds maintenance, landscape maintenance, and custodial duties in cemeteries and cemetery buildings.
Assists an assigned crew; supervises assigned crew as needed; promotes and observes safe work practices.
Assists with burial operations; surveys cemetery lots including uncovering buried lot markers, measuring and recording data, probes cemetery lots to locate burial containers, opens and closes graves by machine and by hand, restores gravesites.
Cleans and maintains buildings and facilities, including mowing grass, removing litter, streets, utilities, repairing fences and other equipment.
Performs preventative and routine maintenance; documents and reports any issues.
Inspects, operates, and maintains a variety of small engine equipment in support of cemetery maintenance operations.
Controls traffic on work sites; sets up traffic control devices; maintains a clean and safe work site.
Troubleshoot basic maintenance problems and performs various repairs.
Maintains landscaping, storm drainage, and irrigation systems; treats plants and turf for disease, cultivates and maintains trees and flower beds.
Assists in the application of various pesticides and herbicides.
Assists in the preparation of facilities for special events.
Performs stand-by and on-call duties for after-hour funerals, emergencies, and special events.
Serves as a member of the city's Critical Workforce; assists in emergency response during disaster incidents.
Performs other related duties as assigned